First opened as the Swain Theatre before changing its name to the Zionsville Theater in or around 1922. It was an all-movie house until the late 1960s, when the theater focuses towards special events which continued into the 1970s. The theater was located on 65 East Cedar Street in Zionsville.
The Brandonville opened on September 3, 1949 with “The Razor’s Edge” with no extra short subjects, became the Starlite Drive-In on April 25, 1953 with “The Big Sky” with a few extra short subjects, and closed at the end of the 1959 season.
Yes, this was first a triplex as it was first known as the “Showboat Cinemas 1, 2 & 3” and opened in June 1973. It became a five-screen theater on July 11, 1992 as the Showboat 5.
The Sher-Den Twin Drive-In opened its gates in December 1969 and closed in 1985. Despite the two screens being removed in 1987 and both the marquee and concession stand being torn down in 1997, the parking traces of the theater remain until 2005.
Closed on August 7, 1955 after the screen blew down during a windstorm while screening John Agar in “Revenge of the Creature” (unknown if any short subjects were added).
Throughout the years, the Rex Theatre was destroyed three times, two of which were from fires and the other being an explosion. The Rex Theatre was destroyed by a fire on June 16, 1926 and again on June 6, 1945, and was once destroyed by an explosion on August 14, 1932 caused by dynamite. The Rex continued to operate into the 1950s.
The Holiday continued to operate into the 1970s and 1980s. It was closed in the 1980s and the screen was removed a decade later in the 1990s, although the concession/projection stand remains standing. The concession stand was removed in the early 2000s and was completely demolished to make way for what appears to be the Center of Aging & Health unit.
Originally named Maxwell’s Parkway Drive-In, the Parkway was located 9 miles southeast of Marshfield on Highway 13 and opened on August 27, 1952 with Mark Stevens in “Mutiny” with no extra short subjects.
Opening on October 24, 1956, the Nechako Theatre is truly its first “theater-type” of movie theater in the city, however it did have a movie theater at the recreation hall beforehand.
I believe it opened for only one season or two. It was demolished in the mid-1950s as a 1958 aerial view shows the theater almost completely gone except for traces.
According to some showtimes from the San Francisco Examiner shortly before the theater closed, it said “AMC Vaca Valley” which means that it did operate as an AMC theater for some time, but not sure how long, but I was shocked when I found that it existed!
The Twin-Aire Drive-In actually closed on September 8, 1988 with “Die Hard”, not 1982. It was demolished later that year and became a Walmart which opened on August 31, 1989.
Edited from my May 27, 2021 post: The 62 Drive-In closed in 1987 after being sold by Commonwealth and was demolished later on. There was a massive error on the Walmart Locations Wiki saying that the Walmart at the theater’s site opened on September 1, 1976 but it’s wrong unfortunately. I think the Walmart relocated at the theater’s site after being demolished in the late 1980s or early 1990s.
First opened with 12 screens as the Regal Village Park 12 on August 12, 1993. Five more screens were added in 2000 bringing a total to 17.
First opened as the Swain Theatre before changing its name to the Zionsville Theater in or around 1922. It was an all-movie house until the late 1960s, when the theater focuses towards special events which continued into the 1970s. The theater was located on 65 East Cedar Street in Zionsville.
The Bel-Air sign was sadly removed in mid-2018.
The Brandonville opened on September 3, 1949 with “The Razor’s Edge” with no extra short subjects, became the Starlite Drive-In on April 25, 1953 with “The Big Sky” with a few extra short subjects, and closed at the end of the 1959 season.
Yes, this was first a triplex as it was first known as the “Showboat Cinemas 1, 2 & 3” and opened in June 1973. It became a five-screen theater on July 11, 1992 as the Showboat 5.
The Tyrone Square 6 was operated by AMC throughout its history.
Closed on October 5, 1984 with “Last House On The Left” and “Impulse” as its last films.
Opened in April 1995, and closed on September 5, 2002.
The Sher-Den Twin Drive-In opened its gates in December 1969 and closed in 1985. Despite the two screens being removed in 1987 and both the marquee and concession stand being torn down in 1997, the parking traces of the theater remain until 2005.
Closed on August 7, 1955 after the screen blew down during a windstorm while screening John Agar in “Revenge of the Creature” (unknown if any short subjects were added).
Throughout the years, the Rex Theatre was destroyed three times, two of which were from fires and the other being an explosion. The Rex Theatre was destroyed by a fire on June 16, 1926 and again on June 6, 1945, and was once destroyed by an explosion on August 14, 1932 caused by dynamite. The Rex continued to operate into the 1950s.
So it looks like the theater closed in the mid-1960s.
The Holiday continued to operate into the 1970s and 1980s. It was closed in the 1980s and the screen was removed a decade later in the 1990s, although the concession/projection stand remains standing. The concession stand was removed in the early 2000s and was completely demolished to make way for what appears to be the Center of Aging & Health unit.
Originally named Maxwell’s Parkway Drive-In, the Parkway was located 9 miles southeast of Marshfield on Highway 13 and opened on August 27, 1952 with Mark Stevens in “Mutiny” with no extra short subjects.
Opening on October 24, 1956, the Nechako Theatre is truly its first “theater-type” of movie theater in the city, however it did have a movie theater at the recreation hall beforehand.
I believe it opened for only one season or two. It was demolished in the mid-1950s as a 1958 aerial view shows the theater almost completely gone except for traces.
Short-lived.
The Rialto’s final films before the January 1957 fire were Walt Disney’s “Westward Ho! The Wagons” and “People In Places - Disneyland USA”.
The Philadelphia Drive-In appeared to be opened earlier than 1955 (but I’ll say the early 1950s) according to aerials.
Opened with Robert Montgomery in “Ride The Pink Horse” (unknown if any short subjects were added).
According to some showtimes from the San Francisco Examiner shortly before the theater closed, it said “AMC Vaca Valley” which means that it did operate as an AMC theater for some time, but not sure how long, but I was shocked when I found that it existed!
Twinned in 1976.
Opened on November 25, 1994.
The Twin-Aire Drive-In actually closed on September 8, 1988 with “Die Hard”, not 1982. It was demolished later that year and became a Walmart which opened on August 31, 1989.
Edited from my May 27, 2021 post: The 62 Drive-In closed in 1987 after being sold by Commonwealth and was demolished later on. There was a massive error on the Walmart Locations Wiki saying that the Walmart at the theater’s site opened on September 1, 1976 but it’s wrong unfortunately. I think the Walmart relocated at the theater’s site after being demolished in the late 1980s or early 1990s.